- Rokodelski center Ribnica

Opekarna

Opekarna A. Peterlin in tovariši

Na prelomu iz 19. v 20. stoletje je v Ribnici dotedanje kmečke, poljske in obrtne opekarne zamenjalo pravo opekarsko podjetje »Parna žaga in opekarna Andrej Peterlin in tovariši«.

Leta 1910 je na slovenskem ozemlju delovalo 45 opekarn, med njimi tudi ribniška v lasti Andreja Peterlina, Andreja Podboja, Franca Pirkerja in Josipa Kluna.

V tridesetih letih 20. stoletja je Peterlinov delež opekarne odkupil Ivan Klun. S tem se je spremenilo ime podjetja v »Ivan Klun in tovariši«, ki je v najboljših časih zaposlovalo do 180 delavcev.

Med drugo svetovno vojno je bila opekarna požgana, po vojni obnovljena, leta 1969 pa je ponovni požar dokončno zaustavil ribniško opekarsko zgodbo.

Ali ste vedeli …

da je v opekarni med prvo svetovno vojno delovala bolnišnica za kužne bolezni?
da je bilo na seznamu zaposlenih v opekarni leta 1919 kar 60 oseb italijanske narodnosti, leta 1924 pa so bili delavci tudi iz Maribora, Vrhnike, Ljutomera, Ljubljane in drugih krajev po Sloveniji?
da so v 50. letih 20. stoletja geologi v okolici Ribnice zabeležili več kot 1,2 mio m3 opekarske gline, kar bi pri takratni proizvodnji opekarne zadoščalo za 300 let?

Brickworks

Brickworks A. Peterlin & Co.

At the turn of the 20th century, the local farmers’ and craftsmen’s brickworks, which had operated in Ribnica until then, were replaced by a brickworks company called ‘Steam-Powered Sawmill and Brickworks Andrej Peterlin & Co.’.
In 1910, there were 45 brickworks operating in the territory of the present-day Slovenia, including the Ribnica-based brickworks owned by Andrej Peterlin, Andrej Podboj, Franc Pirker and Josip Klun.

In the 1930s, Peterlin’s son sold his share to Ivan Klun, which resulted in a changed name, i.e. Ivan Klun & Co. During the best of times, the brickworks employed up to 180 people.

During World War II, the brickworks was destroyed by fire. After the war, it was rebuilt, in 1969, however, another fire stopped production for good.

Did you know that…

… during World War I, the brickworks housed a hospital for infectious diseases?
… the employees who worked at the brickworks in 1919 included as many as 60 people of Italian nationality, and in 1924 also workers from Maribor, Vrhnika, Ljutomer, Ljubljana and other towns all over Slovenia?
… in the 1950s, geologists recorded over 1.2 million m3 of brick clay in the vicinity of Ribnica, which would have lasted 300 years when taking into account the brickworks’ production capacity at the time?

Galerija / Gallery

Načrt za stavbo ribniške opekarne je bil izdelan na Dunaju. Zgrajena je bila okrog leta 1906. Leta 1910 so jo modernizirali, zgrajena je bila krožna peč in prvi 40 m visok dimnik. MR, PIR_ 195.
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The plan for the Ribnica Brickworks was prepared in Vienna. The Brickworks was built circa 1906 and modernised in 1910, i.e. a circular furnace and the first 40-metre-high chimney were built. MR, PIR_195.

Za lažjo dostavo gline iz glinokopa so uredili železnico, traso, ki so jo po potrebi premikali od kopa do kopa. Vozičke so do opekarne rinili delavci, glino pa odlagali na velike kupe. MR, PIR_ 196.
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To make it easier to transport clay from the clay pit to the Brickworks, a railway was set up and the railway track was moved from one clay pit to another whenever necessary. Mine carts were pushed by the workers all the way to the Brickworks, where clay was dumped in large piles. MR, PIR_ 196.

Poleg žage in opekarne je podjetje leta 1919 odkupilo tudi elektrarno Jakoba Oražma in s tem prevzelo še skrb za električno oskrbo Ribnice. MR I_ 682.
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In addition to the sawmill and the Brickworks, in 1919, the company that managed the Brickworks bought from Jakob Oražem also a power plant, thus taking over Ribnica’s electric power distribution. MR, I_ 682.

Fotografija je bila posneta v letih 1958–1969. Spomin na opekarno ohranja ime ulice, ki vodi iz Ribnice proti vasi Sajevec. Na tej poti kot opomnik na uspešne čase opekarne še vedno ponosno stoji opečna upravna stavba opekarne, ki je bila zgrajena leta 1910. MR, INV_1594.
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The photo was taken in the 1958–1969 period, before the fire that brought the production to an end. The memory of the Brickworks is preserved in the name of the street leading from Ribnica to the village of Sajevec. The Brickworks’ administrative building, built in 1910, still stands by the road, as a reminder of the Brickworks’ successful times back in the day. MR, I_ 159.